Sweden in Focus

Sweden in Focus is back! James Savage, Richard Orange and Mandy Pipher look chew over the latest from Sweden, including:

Scandal hits Sweden Democrats and Left Party
Is tipping now the norm in Sweden?
How do you eat a crayfish?
The Sweden Democrats' Ludvig Aspling tells us why he thinks high-skilled immigrants don't care about citizenship.

Articles discussed in this episode:
'I feel shame and rage': Immigration clampdown hits Swedes close to home (interview with Gustav and Luisa)
'I felt betrayed by my country': Swedish scientist blasts treatment of US husband (Interview with Anna-Karin and Chris)
Sweden's opposition hope to vote down two-year wait for family reunion (interview with Annika Hirvonen)
Swedish Left Party MP apologises for 'accidental' support message to terrorist
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What does an American chef notice when he transplants himself to Sweden? John Klopson, known as Lost Chef in Sweden on Instagram and TikTok, talks to James Savage of his love for Swedish bread and dairy, and asks why Swedes use so much salt.
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How did Greta Gustafsson, a shop assistant born into an ordinary working family in Stockholm, transform into Greta Garbo, one of the greatest film stars of all time? And what was she really like as a person? Scott Reisfield, her great-nephew and biographer, tells James Savage that her Swedishness permeated her work and influence on Hollywood.
Link: https://scottreisfield.com/
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AI looks set to cause huge disruption to the world of work and to almost all aspects of our lives. Yet while Sweden is home to some leading AI companies, Swedish politicians are not rising to the major challenges that the technology poses, says author and AI expert Johan Falk to James Savage.

Read more:
Politics in Sweden: Why are Swedish politicians so silent on AI?
Johan Falk's English Substack

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The Local's weekly podcast with news from Sweden. This week, James Savage, Emma Löfgren and Mandy Pipher discuss a new poll of The Local's readers on the highs and lows of living in Sweden. We also talk about what the government hopes to achieve by slashing taxes on fuel and public transport, and on an interview we did with migration minister Johan Forssell.

Read more on the subjects we talk about in this episode:
Swedish migration minister: 'One day you're a Nazi, the next a left-wing activist'
POLL: Foreign residents love Sweden, but are afraid they'll be forced out
Sweden becomes one of Europe's cheapest countries for petrol and diesel
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